The landmark US$300 million Vreed-en-Hoop shore base facility was officially opened on Saturday, a move that Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali said is part of the long-term development of the country’s maritime and transport sector. “This is that one additional asset that allows us to build one of the best marine industries and marine sectors […]

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Guyana’s Under-17 women’s football team, the Junior Lady Jags, has arrived safely in the Dominican Republic for the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar. The team will face tough competition in the group stage, with matches against Cuba, Panama, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Director of Women’s Programmes […]

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Dindyal Persaud, a 47-year-old labourer of Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was charged on Friday and remanded to prison after he assaulted a Police Officer. Persaud reportedly assaulted Lorenzo Gitten, a Police Constable at the Grove Police Station on January 16. Police Headquarters reported that the man appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Diamond/ […]

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Kaieteur News- The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday captured four stray dogs that reportedly killed five sheep in Leguan, Region Three. According to a statement from the police, Sharron Stephens of Enterprise, Leguan Island made police reports on Thursday and Friday that a pack of stray dogs had attacked and killed five of her […]

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Kaieteur News- An elderly woman was murdered at her Belle West, West Bank Demerara (WBD) home between Friday and Saturday, and two persons have since been arrested. Dead is 64-year-old housewife, Parbhudai Boodhram called ‘Renie’. “Enquiries disclosed that the victim resided with her husband, Anthony Alphonso Budhram, called Tony, a 63-year-old Tailor at the mentioned […]

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…highlights 36% growth in non-oil economy between 2020 and 2024 while debt grew by 253% By: Davina Bagot Kaieteur News-With the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) administration increasing Guyana’s debt from US$1.698 billion in 2019 to US$7.637 billion, as projected in this year’s Budget, each household will have a debt of $5.9M over their heads, incurred […]

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–highlight Opposition MP’s comments reek of elitism; echo the outdated, visionless policies of the PNC MINISTER of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, has strongly rejected Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Juretha Fernandes’ remarks about workers in the hospitality industry and the overall tourism sector, during day one of the budget debate in the National […]

-Chandan-Edmond declares in endorsement of PPP/C ‘s 2025 National Budget   GOING against the traditional presentations made by members of the opposition during the annual national budget debate, Member of Parliament (MP), Geeta Chandan-Edmond on Friday lent her support for the positive measures set out in Budget 2025 which was unveiled last Friday. Chandan-Edmond during […]

-Minister Rodrigues says gov’t has fulfilled promises -notes plans already underway to deliver another 30,000 house lots in 2026 and 2027   MINISTER within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues has said that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic government has already delivered on many of the promises made to the people of Guyana and […]